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Turning sand into water. Is this theoretically possible?
You can reduce SiO2 to SiO and water using H2 at high temperatures. Albeit, there are far easier way ... |
21-12-2017 at 13:48
by: LearnedAmateur |
Volcanic CO2 riddle
[rquote=501073&tid=79106&author=briancady413]Wow, very sharp crowd here; Carbonates it is, b ... |
20-12-2017 at 15:23
by: LearnedAmateur |
why is it impossible to make synthetic wood and metals
DNA doesn't actually replicate out of nowhere, it's synthesised in the cell by enzymes, using amino ... |
19-12-2017 at 16:13
by: LearnedAmateur |
KMnO4 crystals
[rquote=500844&tid=79059&author=unionised][rquote=500842&tid=79059&author=LearnedAma ... |
18-12-2017 at 14:49
by: LearnedAmateur |
KMnO4 crystals
Welcome to the forums, AFAIK you can't create a crystal of KMnO4 from aqueous solution because it wi ... |
18-12-2017 at 12:18
by: LearnedAmateur |
What are the main reasons for why metals cannot create polymers with other metals
Polythiazyl would be considered a metal under some definitions, mainly due to its conductivity, hard ... |
17-12-2017 at 16:09
by: LearnedAmateur |
What are the main reasons for why metals cannot create polymers with other metals
It's all to do with the bonding. Metals obviously bond metallically, forming giant lattices of catio ... |
17-12-2017 at 03:52
by: LearnedAmateur |
Reduction of methyl 3,4,5-trimethoxy benzoate using MeOH/NaBH4
[rquote=500349&tid=78882&author=DrDevice]Hmm. Maybe dilute the MeOH with THF solvent so conc ... |
14-12-2017 at 06:20
by: LearnedAmateur |
Addition of HCl to Propenoic acid
[rquote=499911&tid=78823&author=DJF90][rquote=499905&tid=78823&author=LearnedAmateur ... |
9-12-2017 at 16:58
by: LearnedAmateur |
Addition of HCl to Propenoic acid
I found this on the Wikipedia article for 'nucleophilic conjugate addition'. I know it's not the sam ... |
9-12-2017 at 14:15
by: LearnedAmateur |
Gelatin based adhesive
Well boric acid is used to cross link polyvinyl alcohol/acetate chains (the PVA glue slime of many a ... |
9-12-2017 at 11:49
by: LearnedAmateur |
Acetaminophen purification issue
Thanks for the tips, I'd managed to get some nice paracetamol crystals going from the isopropyl alco ... |
8-12-2017 at 12:22
by: LearnedAmateur |
Acetaminophen purification issue
I've just been sticking to the paracetamol only tablets, got plenty with caffeine and phenylephrine ... |
8-12-2017 at 07:09
by: LearnedAmateur |
Acetaminophen purification issue
Yeah, I've used a couple of different shop bought brands, some settle quickly and result in a clear ... |
7-12-2017 at 18:10
by: LearnedAmateur |
Acetaminophen purification issue
The reason I was going to try the alkaline hydrolysis is that my last experience with the alternativ ... |
7-12-2017 at 12:41
by: LearnedAmateur |
Acetaminophen purification issue
Yeah I've played around with paracetamol before, made some dark red irregular crystals when combined ... |
7-12-2017 at 08:30
by: LearnedAmateur |
Acetaminophen purification issue
The background for this is that I'm going to attempt an alkaline hydrolysis of paracetamol (I've uns ... |
7-12-2017 at 07:49
by: LearnedAmateur |
solubility of methanol
Well it's all to do with the hydrogen bonding from that hydroxyl group. In methanol, it takes up qui ... |
6-12-2017 at 05:23
by: LearnedAmateur |
Purifying luminol
According to this publication, luminol solutions are unstable toward both heat and light, so the sho ... |
2-12-2017 at 08:02
by: LearnedAmateur |
On the usefulness of amateur chemistry to society
[rquote=499121&tid=75990&author=WangleSpong5000]The fact of the matter is chemistry has a st ... |
1-12-2017 at 11:05
by: LearnedAmateur |
Methylamine hydrochloride reacting with copper
But what would be the product of that reaction? I thought chloroform was fairly inert hence its usef ... |
1-12-2017 at 09:40
by: LearnedAmateur |
What were your first experiments when you got in to this hobby?
Not strictly my first experiment, but fairly close: I used to make these little 'hydrogen bombs' as ... |
26-11-2017 at 12:09
by: LearnedAmateur |
Modafinil (smart drug) synthesis
I know I'm not really in a position to call any shots, but I think it should be scrutinised if quest ... |
23-11-2017 at 07:15
by: LearnedAmateur |
Compound from tryptophan?
The closest psychoactive compounds to tryptophan I can think of are di/methyltryptamine. However, th ... |
22-11-2017 at 14:07
by: LearnedAmateur |
How much have you spent on your lab?
I don't have a lab as such, just a small area in which I can conduct small scale procedures so that ... |
21-11-2017 at 03:43
by: LearnedAmateur |
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